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3. Pro Guitar - Rock Band 3
Rock Band brought the rhythm genre to its next logical step when it introduced the guitar gameplay to bass, drums and karaoke vocals. Despite being the leader of the pack however it was still riding a wave that was sure to crash.
In order to try to keep things lively, Rock Band 3 introduced a few new instruments. Whilst the keyboard was fairly straight-forward it was the pro guitar that really threw many for a loop. There were two peripherals associated with it: one was essentially a tricked out real guitar, but the other was a classic Rock Band plastic instrument with 102 buttons all down its fretboard.
In ways pro guitar is an excellent teaching tool but after years of honing our chops on Expert Mode it’s a real reminder that those skills of nailing a green, red, yellow, blue and orange guitar solo does not transfer. The learning curve is steep, to a degree that it’s almost like learning a musical instrument! You know, because it is.
Whilst genuine guitarists can fare better on the thing, it’s still a clunky and bizarre controller that takes some getting used to no matter what. The game’s strange and confusing way of tracking notation and chords on-screen certainly doesn't help.
Using a video game to teach yourself guitar is awesome, but we expect this feature went largely unused at your every day house party.